August '19 Serial Reader Challenge

[Nell]

AUGUST '19 SERIAL READER CHALLENGE

August - National Picnic Month


TO PARTICIPATE:

♦Pick five series that you want to read.

♦It can be a new or an on-going series.

♦Post the name of the series and the covers of at least two books that you have not read.

♦There must be at least two unread books in the series. No re-reads allowed.

♦You may re-post a series chosen before as long as there are at least two unread books.

♦Post series now through July 22nd.

♦Pairs will be posted on July 23rd.

♦Select a series for your partner between July 23rd and 25th.

♦Next month, read two (or more) books from the series selected for you.

New to the challenge? The thread for challenge guidelines and questions is here

Comments on this thread will be limited to members posting series until the 22nd. After pairs are selected, the thread is open for discussion.

Challenge participants are advised to have their GR account set to accept personal messages so the moderator can contact you.

[Nell]

Participants / Pairs


🍉Michelle picks for Barbara
🍉Jennifer picks for Tari
🍉Meg picks for Misty
🍉Hilary picks for Sharon
🍉Linda R picks for Gary
🍉Sharon picks for Cynthia
🍉Zermeena picks for Karen
🍉Kristina picks for Zermeena
🍉Barbara picks for Jennifer
🍉Connie picks for Anne
🍉Karen picks for Connie
🍉Susan picks for Meg
🍉Tari picks for Susan
🍉Cynthia picks for Michelle
🍉Gary picks for Linda R
🍉Anne picks for Hilary
🍉Misty picks for Kristina

[Michelle]

A Ghost Duster Mystery by Wendy Roberts
#3 Dead and Kicking
#4 Dead Suite


A Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle (I read 9&10)
#8 The Book Stops Here
#11 Once Upon a Spine


Candy coated Mystery by Nancy CoCo
#2 To Fudge or Not To Fudge
#3 Oh Say Can You Fudge


Southern Ghost Hunter by Angie Fox
#3 The Haunted Heist
#4Deader Hones and Gardens


Lucky Paws Pet Sitting Mystery by Bethany Blake
#2 Dial Meow for Murder
#3 Paw Prints and Predicaments

[Jennifer]

In!!

Series for August:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --


Vintage Kitchen


Nocturne Falls Universe


Rat Pack

[Meg]

Is it August already??? Here are my choices!


Pineapple Port
Pineapple Beach House
Pineapple Disco

The Country Club Murders
Clouds in My Coffee
Send in the Clowns

Diana Flowers
Gardenias and a Grave Mistake
Delphiniums and Deception
...plus prequel

Deadwood
Gone Haunting in Deadwood
Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood

Lucky O'Toole
Wanna Get Lucky?
Lucky Stiff

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Hilary's picks

Aloha Lagoon by various
Bikinis Bloodshed
Death of the Kona Man

Vannetta Chapman's Amish Village series
Murder Tightly Knit
Murder Freshly Baked

Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton series
A Medal for Murder
Murder In The Afternoon

Kathy Daley's Zoe Donovan series
Big Bunny Bump Off
Beach Blanket Barbie

Linda Reilly's Fried series
Out of the Dying Pan
A Frying Shame

[Linda]

My picks for August!

Food Critic Mysteries by Lucy Burdette (ongoing)

Talk Radio Mysteries by Mary Kennedy (ongoing)

Angie Amalfi Mysteries by Joanne Pence (ongoing)

Lighthouse Mysteries by Tim Myers (ongoing)

Read 'Em and Eat by Terrie Farley Moran (new to me)

[Sharon]

I'm in. Here are my books, all continuing series.
Diane Mott Davidson's Goldie Bear. (I missed a couple in the middle.)
Dark Tort and Fatally Flaky

Sherry Harris' Sarah Winston
All Murders Final! and A Good Day to Buy

MC Beaton's Agatha Raisin
A Spoonful of Poison and There Goes the Bride

Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs
Leaving Everything Most Loved and A Dangerous Place

Mary Feliz's Maggie McDonald
Dead Storage and Scheduled to Death

[Zermeena]

I'm in!


Writer's Apprentice by Julia Buckley


Christmas River by Meg Muldoon


Dead-end Jobs by Elaine Viets


Magical Bakery by Bailey Cates


Wishcraft by Heather Blake

[Kristina Simon]

Here are my choices for August:

Key West Food Critic by Lucy Burdette (ongoing)
#6 #7

Meg Langslow by Donna Andrews (ongoing)
#6 #7

Webb's Glass Shop by Cheryl Hollon (new to me)
#1 #2

Cat in the Stacks by Miranda James (ongoing)
#2 #3

Comfort Food by Christine Wenger (ongoing)
#3 #4

[Barbara]

I have been reading so many ARCs on my Kindle that I haven't had time to get to the books that have been piling up. So, this month, I want to see if I can make some progress:

Mystery Bookshop by V.M. Burns (new to me):


Undercover Dish by Julia Buckley (ongoing):


Callie's Kitchen by Jenny Kales (ongoing):


Sarah Winston Garage Sale by Sherry Harris (ongoing):


Tourist Trap by Lynn Cahoon (ongoing):

[Connie N.]

Count me in!

Bath & Body Mystery - India Ink (ongoing)


A Candy Shop Mystery - Sammi Carter (ongoing)


Chief Inspector Armand Gamache - Louise Penny (ongoing)


A Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery - Virginia Lowell (ongoing)


A Fresh-Baked Mystery - Livia J. Washburn (ongoing)

[Karen]

I'm in for August. Here are my picks:

[Susan]

The HOT hazy days of summer. Let's go to the beach.
E. J. Copperman

Lea Wait

Ellery Adams

Eva Gates

Karen MacInerney

[Tari]

I'll go with the four of my July series that didn't get picked and add another to that:

Lighthouse Library by Eva Gates


Book Retreat by Ellery Adams


Campers and Criminals by Tonya Kappes


Kay Driscoll by Susan Bernhardt


Amish Candy Shop by Amanda Flower
(short story)

UPDATE 7/23: Jennifer's pick for me was the Book Retreat series :)
Book Retreat by Ellery Adams
Finished 8/15/19
Finished 8/24/19

[Cynthia]

I'm in!
Hamish Macbeth series by M. C. Beaton - New to me

Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley - On-going

Cackleberry Club series by Laura Childs - On-going

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - On-going

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny - New to me

[Gary]

I'm back for another month.
Mr. And Mrs. North by Frances and Richard Lockridge
#3 #4

Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Series by Vicki Delany
#1 #2

Berry Basket Mysteries by Sharon Darrow
#1 #2

Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series by Sherry Harris
#3 #4

Proverbial Crime Mysteries by Dane McCaslin
#2 #3

[Anne]

I am in

Tea Shop Mysteries]



Death on Demand

Dead Days of Summer

Ginger Gold


Sarah Booth Delaney


Hamish Macbeth

[Misty]

I haven't participated in a while but I'd like to jump back in. Here are my picks.

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[Nell]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

Pairs are posted at msg 2

[Sharon]

Cynthia, you have sooo many good choices it's hard to pick just one. But since I stumbled into Three Pines a couple of years ago, I've fallen in love with the people and the place. I hope you enjoy Louise Penny's books as much as I have.

[Gary]

Hi Linda

I have been looking at the Food Critic Mystery Series for sometime, but only have book 1 and 7 in the series. I pick this series for you and look forward to what you think of books 2 and 3.

Happy reading.

[Misty]

Kristina, I pick the Meg Langslow series for you. I’m several books into this series and really enjoy it.

[Linda]

Gary wrote: "I'm back for another month.
Mr. And Mrs. North by Frances and Richard Lockridge
#3 #4

Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Serie..."

Hi Gary

I'm going with Mr. and Mrs. North for you. I had to look to see if they were the same characters in the radio shows and movie. Happy reading!

[Linda]

Gary wrote: "Hi Linda

I have been looking at the Food Critic Mystery Series for sometime, but only have book 1 and 7 in the series. I pick this series for you and look forward to what you think of books 2 and ..."

Thanks for the choice. It will be fun to get back to these.

[Michelle]

Barbara, I picked the Tourist Trap Mystery Series for you! Happy Reading!

[Zermeena]

Karen, I pick the Knit & Nibble Mystery Series for you! I hope it's a good one.

[Jennifer]

Tari, this was an easy decision for me. I pick Book Retreat for you -- that's a great series!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Sharon wrote: "I'm in. Here are my books, all continuing series.
Diane Mott Davidson's Goldie Bear. (I missed a couple in the middle.)
Dark Tort and Fatally Flaky
[bookcover:Fatally ..."

You have some cracking series to picl from Sharon, but I think I will go with the Goldie Bear ones for you this time :D Happy Reading!

[Anne]

HI Hilary,

I pick the Kate Shackelton series for your. Enjoy!!

[Kristina Simon]

Zermeena wrote: "I'm in!

Hi, Zermeena! I pick the Wishcraft series by Heather Blake for you. It looks like a lot of fun!

[Kristina Simon]

Misty wrote: "Kristina, I pick the Meg Langslow series for you. I’m several books into this series and really enjoy it."

Thanks, Misty! I enjoy this series, too. Looking forward to catching up with Meg! ;-)

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Anne wrote: "HI Hilary,

I pick the Kate Shackelton series for your. Enjoy!!"

Thank you Anne!

[Barbara]

Jennifer wrote: "In!!

Series for August:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --
[bookcover:Flour..."

Hi, Jennifer,

I haven’t read any of your series before, but they all look intriguing. I was torn between a couple of them, but have decided to choose the “Danger Cove” series for you. They seem to be good cozy mysteries, and I really like the idea of the rotating protagonist (and author) in this series. Looks like I will be adding to my TBR list again.

Hope you enjoy them!

[Barbara]

Michelle wrote: "Barbara, I picked the Tourist Trap Mystery Series for you! Happy Reading!"

Thanks, Michelle, I look forward to visiting South Cove again!

[Connie N.]

Hi Anne,

I pick Tea Shop Mysteries for you because I've heard good things about this series.

Connie

[Jennifer]

Barbara wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!!

Series for August:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --
..."

Plus you're throwing me a bone, Barb -- a series I can get finished this year. LOLOL

[Susan]

Afternoon Meg,
I have chosen the Country Club mysteries for you. It sounds like a great series. Golf and 19th hole in the summer, what could be better.

[Gary]

Barbara wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!!

Series for August:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --
..."

Aloha Lagoon from the same publisher is also a "shared universe" mystery series. Rotating main characters and authors are a fun twist.

[Gary]

Linda wrote: "Gary wrote: "I'm back for another month.
Mr. And Mrs. North by Frances and Richard Lockridge
#3 #4

Sherlock Holmes B..."

That they are, having Gracie Allen's voice in my head for Mrs. North ads to the fun. I have the whole series on my Nook. Looking forward to revisiting this classic series.

[Meg]

Susan wrote: "Afternoon Meg,
I have chosen the Country Club mysteries for you. It sounds like a great series. Golf and 19th hole in the summer, what could be better."

Thanks, Susan! Just finished second in this series last night (!) so I'm excited to get on to #3 sooner than I thought.

[Meg]

Misty wrote: "I haven't participated in a while but I'd like to jump back in. Here are my picks.

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Hello, Misty! I've enjoyed Chloe Boston over the years and am choosing that series for you. They're just fun, quick and easy.

[Karen]

Hi Connie, I pick the cookie cutter mysteries for you. Happy Reading!
Karen

[Linda]

Gary wrote: "Linda wrote: "Gary wrote: "I'm back for another month.
Mr. And Mrs. North by Frances and Richard Lockridge
#3 #4

She..."

I'll have to see if my mom has the movie from the '40's and watch it. Not sure if I ever saw it but know I've heard of it.

[Cynthia]

Hello Michelle,
OMG! Such good options! I'm having a hard time deciding/choosing between the Ghost Duster series (haven't read any, but on my list of cozy to-reads), Candy Coated series (I have read 1 and maybe 2), and the Southern Ghost Hunter series (again, haven't read, but on my to-reads).

I had to roll dice to make my decision.
I pick the Ghost Duster series! I hope you enjoy!

[Gary]

Linda wrote: "Gary wrote: "Linda wrote: "Gary wrote: "I'm back for another month.
Mr. And Mrs. North by Frances and Richard Lockridge
#3 [bookcover:Death on the Aisle|3968..."

Gracie didn't stray too far from the persona she used with her real life husband on the Burns and Allen Show on radio and TV. One of the great funny ladies of all time.

[Jennifer]

Gary wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "In!!

Series for August:

Danger Cove


Donut Shop --
[bookcover:Pumpkin..."

You. Just. Couldn’t. Stop yourself from throwing another one out there, could you, Barb?

[Michelle]

Thanks Cynthia, I just love that series and only have three more books to go. I do wish the author would of wrote more in the series!

[Tari]

Jennifer wrote: "Tari, this was an easy decision for me. I pick Book Retreat for you -- that's a great series!"
Awesome, Jennifer! I've been wanting an excuse to read on in the series, thanks!

[Tari]

My pick for Susan would be the Gray Whale Inn series. I love that one myself and just reread book 1, enjoy!